Want to get into the Halloween spirit, but still be able to sleep at night? Here is a list of fifteen spooky—but not scary—Halloween movies that will help you do just that! (As well as where to watch them, for your convenience).
1. Beetlejuice
“The spirits of a deceased couple are scared by an unbearable family that has moved into their home and have hired a malicious spirit to drive them out” (IMDb).
Where to watch: Hulu, Sling TV, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Vudu, Google Play, Apple TV, Redbox, and Max.
2. The Nightmare Before Christmas
“Jack Skellington, King of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion” (IMDb).
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, YouTube, Vudu, Google Play, and Apple TV.
3. Hocus Pocus
“A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century” (IMDb).
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, YouTube, Vudu, Google Play, and Apple TV.
4. Coraline
“An adventurous 11-year-old girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets” (IMDb).
Where to watch: Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, YouTube, Redbox, Google Play, Apple TV, and Max.
5. The Addams Family
“Con artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle” (IMDb).
Where to watch: The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, and Apple TV.
6. Hubie Halloween
“Despite his devotion to his hometown of Salem (and its Halloween celebration), Hubie Dubois is a figure of mockery for kids and adults alike. But this year, something is going bump in the night, and it’s up to Hubie to save Halloween” (IMDb).
Where to watch: Netflix.
7. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
“The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus
waits for the Great Pumpkin”
(IMDb).
Where to watch: Apple TV.
8. Ghostbusters
“Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers” (IMDb).
Where to watch: Peacock, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, YouTube, Apple TV, Vudu, and Sling TV.
9. Corpse Bride
“When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her” (IMDb).
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, YouRube, Vudu, Google Play, Apple TV, Redbox, and Max.
10. Casper
“An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits” (IMDb).
Where to watch: Netflix, Hulu, Sling TV, YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV, Redbox, Vudu, and Amazon Prime Video.
11. Hotel Transylvania
“Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count’s teenaged daughter” (IMDb).
Where to watch: Sling TV, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Vudu, Google Play, Apple TV, ABC, Freeform, and Hulu.
12. Mean Girls
“Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George” (IMDb).
Where to watch: Paramount+, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Google Play, Apple TV, Redbox, and YouTube.
*You may be thinking: “This isn’t a Halloween movie!” Hello, Halloween party scene? It is also worth mentioning that the Indiana Academy/Burris Theatre program is putting on a production of Mean Girls Jr.! While this does occur afterHalloween (November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th from 4 – 7:30 PM and November 4th at 3 PM, located in the Burris Auditorium), it is never too late to go support your friends during the fall season!
Works Cited
“Ratings, Reviews, and Where to Watch the Best Movies & TV Shows.” IMDb, IMDb.com, www.imdb.com/. Accessed 27 Oct. 2023.
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